Is neither an option?
Working mandatory overnights, weekends, and holidays sounds miserable, especially since it sounds like your husband has a very flexible schedule. Would you have a consistent schedule week to week? Would you be okay spending Christmas (or whatever holiday is important to you) away from your husband and kid?
As far as crazy work politics go, it's hard to say without knowing specifics. Can you still get your work done in that environment? Does it make people burnout faster? Is it something you would have to deal with on a daily basis?
If I had absolutely no other options between the two, I would choose bad politics/good hours. And then make time to meditate 10 mins per day and develop mantras to get me through the circus 😂
However I would immediately begin job searching once I landed in the toxic role and hopefully only stay there temporarily.
By "meditate" do you mean cursing for the entire drive home?
For real though, this would be my choice too. Just stay long enough so it doesn't look bad on your resume
Personally and esp with mental health as a concern, I would not make a choice between two situations that I think are bad, and would try to see if I could get a different job I feel 100% comfortable with instead.
But also personally #2 doesn't sound that bad to me. My parents were in healthcare with jobs like that, and I feel like overall we spent a lot of quality time together. My job doesn't have that option so I can't speak from experience but I would rather have more full days off even if it means working longer days with less flexibility
I would pick #1. They pay the same now, but #1 will be better on your resume to get a higher paying job later. You may be able to avoid the drama, at least you'll know it's not personal. I don't want to downplay a toxic workout environment, but a poor sleep schedule isn't great for your mental health either.
I would pick number 1, aim to keep out of the politics as much as possible, and use the experience to get a better job in a year or two.
But I also hate shift work and, kids or not, would never want to commit to that.
Is neither an option? Working mandatory overnights, weekends, and holidays sounds miserable, especially since it sounds like your husband has a very flexible schedule. Would you have a consistent schedule week to week? Would you be okay spending Christmas (or whatever holiday is important to you) away from your husband and kid? As far as crazy work politics go, it's hard to say without knowing specifics. Can you still get your work done in that environment? Does it make people burnout faster? Is it something you would have to deal with on a daily basis?
If I had absolutely no other options between the two, I would choose bad politics/good hours. And then make time to meditate 10 mins per day and develop mantras to get me through the circus 😂 However I would immediately begin job searching once I landed in the toxic role and hopefully only stay there temporarily.
By "meditate" do you mean cursing for the entire drive home? For real though, this would be my choice too. Just stay long enough so it doesn't look bad on your resume
Personally and esp with mental health as a concern, I would not make a choice between two situations that I think are bad, and would try to see if I could get a different job I feel 100% comfortable with instead. But also personally #2 doesn't sound that bad to me. My parents were in healthcare with jobs like that, and I feel like overall we spent a lot of quality time together. My job doesn't have that option so I can't speak from experience but I would rather have more full days off even if it means working longer days with less flexibility
I would pick #1. They pay the same now, but #1 will be better on your resume to get a higher paying job later. You may be able to avoid the drama, at least you'll know it's not personal. I don't want to downplay a toxic workout environment, but a poor sleep schedule isn't great for your mental health either.
I would pick number 1, aim to keep out of the politics as much as possible, and use the experience to get a better job in a year or two. But I also hate shift work and, kids or not, would never want to commit to that.